An Atlas of ixodid tick ultrastructure

alveoli aperture argasid arthropods asiaticum axons Balashov basal lamina blood feeding Brinton cavity central cheliceral chemoreceptor cilia cisternae of RER coated vesicles contain cuticle cuticular cytoplasm cytoplasmic growth dense Dermacentor dermal glands diameter digestive cells distal dorsal droplets duct electron microscope electron-dense elongate epicuticle epidermal cells epithelial cells excretory extensible cuticle folds formation glial cell glycogen Golgi complexes granular granulocytes Haller's organ hemocytes hemoglobin hemolymph heterophagosomes Hyalomma idiosoma insects intracellular invaginations ixodid ticks Ixodoidea layer lipid located lumen lysosomes Malpighian tubules mechanoreceptor microtubules microvilli midgut midgut cells mitochondria molting morphological nephrocyte nerve neurons neurosecretory nucleus numerous nymphal oocyte palpal organ perikarya photoreceptor cells plasma membrane pore canals procuticle protein Raikhel receptor cells rectal sac residual bodies secretory cells secretory granules segment sensilla setae setal sheath spermatid spermatocyte stage structure surrounded synganglion tissue Tsvileneva tubular type I digestive ultrastructure unfed female unfed nymph unfed ticks vacuoles vitellogenesis yolk